Advisory groups
Local and Technical Advisory Groups provide Portfolio Managers with valuable insight
to assist with planning and funding decisions. The members of these groups have
strong connections to the community, health providers and in-depth knowledge and/or
experience in their particular field.
Click here for the latest Advisory groups newsletter.
The current groups are:
Primary Health Technical Advisory Group
This Group includes members from a range of primary health professions; GPs,
Nurses, Allied Health and Pharmacy who provide a breadth of input into setting
direction for Primary Health Care. The Group also has the important task of
identifying services that could become more accessible by shifting them from
hospitals to local practitioners in the community.
See the list of members.
The Child and Youth Technical Advisory Group
Many child health problems can only be properly prevented or managed when families,
various community and non-health agencies work together. This group has senior representatives
from key children’s agencies focussed on finding ways to achieve a more holistic
approach. See the list of members
Immunisation Advisory Group
A sub-group of the Child and Youth TAG, this group provides advice on immunisation.
It focuses specific expertise on ways to achieve the National immunisation targets
– these are incorporated into the
District Annual Plan (pdf) on page 29.
Read more about the national immunisation targets
on the Ministry of Health website.
Population Ageing Technical Advisory Group
This group provides expert technical advice to the Bay of Plenty District Health Board and SmartGrowth
regarding: policy, planning, and service development to best meet the needs of older people and ageing communities,
now and in the future.
It includes members from key stakeholder groups such as Grey Power,
Age Concern and
SmartGrowth.
Pacific Islands Advisory Group
This group comprises people representing the Pacific Island community and provides
advice to the DHB about their local communities’ health needs.
Regional Advisory Groups
The Midland region District Health Boards (Bay of Plenty, Lakes, Tairawhiti,
Taranaki and Waikato) are always alert for opportunities to work together to
make the most of their resources.
Midland DHBs sponsor the following groups. Members include clinicians, health
service managers, funders, Maori health and primary care health providers.
The Midland Chronic Conditions Advisory Group
The Midland Chronic Conditions Advisory Group was established in October 2008
and advises on implementation of the Midland cardiac, renal and diabetes plans
and related information systems. It
has two working parties one for diabetes and one for cardiac services.
See a list of members.
Midland Renal Network
A combination of an ageing population and lifestyle related diseases means that
New Zealand, like other countries is facing an
epidemic of diabetes, with its
consequences for kidney health.
The Midland Renal Network was established in April 2009. It is reviewing the 2003/4
Midland renal plans and advising about issues related to renal services in Midland.
It serves as a link between national, regional and local services. It will
propose ways to increase access to renal replacement therapy in Midland to meet
both current and future demand. See a list of members.
Midland Regional Mental Health and Addictions Network
The
Midland Regional Mental Health and Addiction Network holds three regional forums
that meet monthly, See the Network website.
The
Midland Regions Addiction Forum meets twice yearly. The BOPDHB also works closely with
the BOP Alcohol and Other Drugs Networking Forum, which brings mental health
care providers together on a quarterly basis.